The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-04-30

Lafayette is Paradise to this comfy. Sand
hills, gophers and rattle snakes are the prin-
cipal productions"
Jefferson City Tribune:-"Hon. A. II.
Buckner, who represented the seventh con-
gressional district in congress for so many
years, has removed from Mexico to Saline
county, where he owns a large body of fine
land. He will devote himself to agriculture
and stock raising"
Sedalia Democrat, April 2S:-" Rotert
Taubman. president of the Commercial bank.
and Capt. j. D, Conner, county recorder, #
Lexington, were in the city for a brief time
| Yesterday, and took the afternoon train for
! Lamonte." The gentlemen were IN their
way 10 the district conference, VI. T.. Church,
South.
Medicine Lodge Index: Miss Alice
Walker, of Lexington, Mo, ami Miss MAY
StceLrod. of Wichita, are here for II few
weeks, visiting their friends. the Misses
Drysdale. " " = Miss Carrie Bradley will
accompany them (Mr. and Mrs. r. u. Vince
lock- to Kansas City, and from there 20 TO
Lexington, to live with relatives, .and attend
school,"
Last Saturday was the anniversary of
Shakespeare's birth, and at Stralford-on-
Avon the town was decorated In honor of his
memory. At the treater two presentations
of 1.-THE Merry Wives Of Windsor" were
given to crowded houses, hundreds being un-
able to gain admission. So IL will he seen
that "a prophet is not always without honor
in his own country'-sfter he is dead.
Maj. John E. Blaine, paymaster ia the
United States army and q brother of James
G. Blaine, died at tie army AID navy hcspi-
tai, at Hot Springs, AK, a few DAYS ago.
Mai. Blaine went there, In cOnpsny with his
wife, some weeks ago, suffering from paraly-
sis, and -ntered the hospital for treatment.
He did not seen to improve, but grew worse
unit ! death relieved him of his sufferings.
He was about Al years Of age. The body
was embalmel and sent to South Bend, Ind,
the home Of Mrs. Blaine. for interment.
Mr.. w. A. Rush writes to the Carrollton
Journal:-"I noticed in an issue of the
Journal, last week, the family ages of the
Minnis family footing up 445 years. Here
Is a list OF my fathers sisters, seven In num-
Der, and all livlng:-Mrs. Betsy Priest, Pettis
county Mo-, aged IA years; Mrs. Abbie
France, Bates county, aged 81 years and e
months; Mrs. Jane Gilbert, Texas, aged so
years; Mrs. Nancy Gilbert, Memphis, IS;
Mrs. Emily Harris, New York, 10; Mrs. Man.
da Jago. Kentucky, II, and Mrs. Sarah
Campbell, Lafayette county, II years."
Mr.. W. T. Bell writes TO US from Brook
Iyn:-"I receive the Intelligencer Monday
mornings before breakfast. Just think of it
Mail carried nearly fifteen hundred miles
from nine o'clock Saturday morning to ten
o'clock Sunday evening, as that is the time 1t
arrives In Brooklyn. We walked up yester-
day morning to find snow coming down at a
nice rate. We had all kinds of weather yes
terday, snow, hall, rain and some sunshine.
The ground was covered with snow this
morning, and it was quite cold. 1 am i'm
proving nicely and feel greatly encouraged
that 1 may get up soon. Change my paper
to No. 1873 Park Place, Brooklyn, as we bave
moved since my last"
Mark Howsare and his wife, Anna, are
probably the heaviest welded pair in Lafay.
cite county. Mr.. Howsare weighs 269 pounds,
and his better half lightly tits the beam al
272. Together they weigh 541. Mr.. Howsare
was born, 30 years ago. in Bedford county
Penn, where mid the clear streams ant
high peaks of the AIleghanies he grew Il
manhood. and married. When that e%veutfu'
period OF his life arrived Mark weighed 1874
!, pounds and Anna 100. Now the thing is re-
versed, and the lady weighs the most. Mr.
: Howssre measures 81 inches around the wais
and 81 inches about the chest; the lady-O
excuse Us, Is as fair as she Is substantial. l.
there another couple 10 the county which ca
contest with them the palm for evidence o
goad living and good cOn,ciences?